Tilleke & Gibbins has been shortlisted in four categories in the Euromoney Legal Media Group Asia Women in Business Law Awards 2015. The awards recognize leading individuals in practice area categories and firms with the best initiatives for gender diversity, innovation, work-life balance, pro-bono work, and talent management. The winners will be announced at an awards ceremony at the JW Marriott in Hong Kong on November 11.This year, Tilleke & Gibbins has been nominated to win awards in the following three firmwide categories:

In recognition of Tilleke & Gibbins’ pro bono practice, our firm has been nominated as “2015 Domestic Law Firm of the Year” at this year’s TrustLaw Awards. Our nomination in this category is based on our “effort and enthusiasm in supporting pro bono clients over the last year.” This is a distinctive nomination, as Tilleke & Gibbins is one of just three firms in the world under consideration for this award.

Alan Adcock, partner and deputy director of the intellectual property department at Tilleke & Gibbins, will participate in a panel discussion on agribusiness and food at the “4th ASEAN-EU Business Summit 2015,” a forum cohosted by the EU-ASEAN Business Council and the EU-Malaysia Chamber of Commerce and Industry. The forum will include discussions on ASEAN integration, opportunities for international businesses and SMEs, obstacles in the journey toward a single ASEAN market, and the lessons learned from the European integration project.

Alan Adcock, partner and deputy director of the intellectual property department, Dr. Atthachai Homhuan, manager of regulatory affairs, and Siradapat Ratanakorn, consultant, in Tilleke & Gibbins’ intellectual property group, will speak at an AmCham Food & Agribusiness Committee event titled “Thai FDA and Department of Livestock Development: Legal & Regulatory Update.” The session will focus on the legislative impact of Thailand’s new Drug Bill, the Animal Feed Quality Control Act 2015, the FDA’s food labeling schemes, and the Licensing Facilitation Act.